Leaders from more than 50 American Jewish organizations to gather in Jerusalem at the annual National Leadership Mission of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will deliver his first address in English since his re-election, and his first speech to an audience of American Jewish community leaders on Sunday, 19 February, 2023, at the Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem.
The Conference of Presidents National Leadership Mission, which will take place throughout February 19-23 includes top leaders from the Conference’s 53-member organizations and its National Leadership Council. The delegation is being led by Conference of Presidents Chair Dianne Lob, and CEO William Daroff.
The group will meet with Israeli leaders in government, the military, and academia, including President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chikli, Leader of the Opposition Yair Lapid, and Doron Almog, Chairman of the Jewish Agency. In addition, over the course of the week, the delegation will attend committee meetings in the Knesset where they will meet with a range of representatives from the different factions, and visit key strategic sites, meet with business leaders, policy experts, and opinion-shapers from various sectors of society to engage in dialogue regarding Israel’s current priorities.
The proven and effective voice of organized American Jewry for six decades, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations advances the interests of the American Jewish community, promotes broad-based support for Israel, and addresses critical concerns facing Israel and world Jewry. The Conference is at the forefront of efforts to strengthen US-Israel relations and broaden support for Israel among the American people, to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, counter global anti-Semitism, fight against the Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions campaign and other attempts to isolate Israel and the Jewish people and, achieve peace and security for Israel and her neighbors.
Details of arrival for Sunday’s event with the Prime Minister will be issued by the Prime Minister’s Office.
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Media Schedule
Sunday 19 February
15:30 – Address by Mayor Moshe Lion (Inbal Hotel)
19:45 – Address by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Inbal Hotel) COVERAGE DETAILS TO FOLLLOW
Monday, 20 February
08:00 – Judicial Reform: A conversation on the proposed judicial reform. (Inbal Hotel)
- Yohanan Plesner, President of the Israel Democracy Institute
- Eugene Kontorovich, Director of the Kohelet Forum
08:45 – Nir Barkat, Minister of the Economy (Inbal Hotel)
09:15 – Amichai Chikli, Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism (Inbal Hotel)
09:45 – Tzachi Hanegbi, National Security Advisor (Inbal Hotel)
Tuesday, 21 February
09:45 – Eli Cohen, Minister of Foreign Affairs, (Inbal Hotel)
12:00 - Visit to the Knesset, address by Amir Ohana, Speaker of the Knesset – Coverage details to be follow. (The Knesset)
19:15 – Address by Yoav Gallant, Minister of Defense, (Kfar Maccabiah) Coverage details to follow.
`Thursday, 23 February
09:15 – A conversation on Antisemitism with Antisemitism Envoy Irwin Cotler and Co-Chair of the Inter-Parliamentary Taskforce to Combat Antisemitism Michal Cotler-Wunsh (Inbal Hotel)
15:30 – Maj. Gen. (Res.) Doron Almog, Chairman of the Executive, Jewish Agency (Inbal Hotel)
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Ya'ara Hames-Ezra
Deputy Head of Media Operations
N10S, Israel
N10SPR
